Best way to turn Ethernet Plipbox into Wi-Fi Plipbox

Starglider 2 · 30 January 2017, 06:05

I currently have my A500 Plipbox connected via Ethernet cable but need to move it away from the router and go wireless.

What's the best way to turn the Ethernet socket into Wi-Fi?

I need to know it won't mess with the precarious settings in the A500 such as IP address, DHCP etc.

Thanks!!

demolition · 30 January 2017, 10:55

You need to find a wireless bridge. It will connect to your wifi network and provides an Ethernet port for you to connect the Amiga. Many old wireless routers support the DD-WRT firmware which can make it work as a wireless bridge so that could be a cheap option.

Starglider 2 · 30 January 2017, 18:37

Thanks, I ordered this: http://amzn.to/2jLlvFO

Thanks!!

Jope · 30 January 2017, 19:00

This one is also nice, if you can still find it https://www.asus.com/Networking/WL330N/

Starglider 2 · 30 January 2017, 19:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

This one is also nice, if you can still find it https://www.asus.com/Networking/WL330N/

Only $226 on Amazon! I'll stick with the $20 one

Jope · 30 January 2017, 19:14

I paid something like 50 euro for mine. :-)

Ah well, I understand it's out of production, so prices are what they are.

nogginthenog · 30 January 2017, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starglider 2

Thanks, I ordered this: http://amzn.to/2jLlvFO

Thanks!!

In my old work office we had a video conferencing system. We used the exact same adapter and it worked fine.

Starglider 2 · 30 January 2017, 20:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogginthenog

In my old work office we had a video conferencing system. We used the exact same adapter and it worked fine.

Yay! I don't think I'm special but I do wonder how many Wi-Fi A500s there are out there, with working email.

Thanks!!

nogginthenog · 31 January 2017, 19:58

By the way, you need to configure it somehow (access point etc). Can't remember how exactly.

demolition · 01 February 2017, 10:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogginthenog

By the way, you need to configure it somehow (access point etc). Can't remember how exactly.

You connect to it from a PC through Ethernet and do the config in its web interface. After it is all done, the PC can be disconnected and the Amiga hooked up instead.

Starglider 2 · 04 February 2017, 05:06

Success! Config was really easy using the bridge's web interface.

I now have a Wi-Fi A500!

The only bit of tinkering I had to do was with the Plipbox AmiTCP settings, as my 'Google Wifi' router had a different gateway. I had to edit some of the nb* files. Once that was done "it just worked"!

30 January 2017, 06:05	#1
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	Best way to turn Ethernet Plipbox into Wi-Fi Plipbox I currently have my A500 Plipbox connected via Ethernet cable but need to move it away from the router and go wireless. What's the best way to turn the Ethernet socket into Wi-Fi? I need to know it won't mess with the precarious settings in the A500 such as IP address, DHCP etc. Thanks!!

30 January 2017, 18:37	#3
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	Thanks, I ordered this: http://amzn.to/2jLlvFO Thanks!! Last edited by Starglider 2; 30 January 2017 at 19:19.

04 February 2017, 05:06	#11
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	Success! Config was really easy using the bridge's web interface. I now have a Wi-Fi A500! The only bit of tinkering I had to do was with the Plipbox AmiTCP settings, as my 'Google Wifi' router had a different gateway. I had to edit some of the nb* files. Once that was done "it just worked"! Last edited by Starglider 2; 04 February 2017 at 22:34.

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30 January 2017, 10:55	#2
demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 44 Posts: 4,190	You need to find a wireless bridge. It will connect to your wifi network and provides an Ethernet port for you to connect the Amiga. Many old wireless routers support the DD-WRT firmware which can make it work as a wireless bridge so that could be a cheap option.

30 January 2017, 19:00	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,885	This one is also nice, if you can still find it https://www.asus.com/Networking/WL330N/

30 January 2017, 19:14	#6
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,885	I paid something like 50 euro for mine. :-) Ah well, I understand it's out of production, so prices are what they are.

31 January 2017, 19:58	#9
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,312	By the way, you need to configure it somehow (access point etc). Can't remember how exactly.

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